main deck
3
5.0
- noun
- Specialized
:
cubierta principal
- The sun set beautifully as we enjoyed the view from the main deck of the ship.
- the main deck of the ship
- forward on the main deck
Examples
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After the performance, Larissa changed clothes and went onto the main deck to mix with the audience as usual.
Fiction book (1992) -
We have a 15-degree list now, and the main deck is underwater.
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All hands to the main deck.
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Slowly, he pulled himself up to the main deck.
Fiction book (1991) -
Four pirates, coming towards us down the main deck.
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We need to shut down the generator on the main deck.
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Silence from the main deck!
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A few minutes later, Willen left the cabin and went down to the main deck.
Fiction book (1992) -
Everyone on board was on the main deck, waving farewell to the hosting town.
Fiction book (1992) -
Larissa stood alone on the main deck of La Demoiselle.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
9
3.4
A higher level on a ship or in a stadium where people sit
1
6.0
An upper covered area that runs the full length of a large ship
The top watertight deck on a ship used to measure the ship's height above water
How High
9
3.4
- Specialized
2
9.1
- Specialized
3
5.0
- Specialized
6
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'main' (primary/chief) + 'deck' (a ship/platform) so it denotes the principal deck of a ship. This adjective+noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily grasp the general meaning (though very specific nautical details may require context).
Etymology
The noun main deck comes from ships: the word main means 'largest' and deck means the ship's floor, so main deck was the ship's largest floor that runs the full length. That's why it now means the ship's main upper floor where people stand, work, or gather.